Fun Crafty Bits
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Flower Box
More fun with the wood burner! Earlier this summer I purchased 3 little tray/box things from Michael's. (I'll show you a "before" photo tomorrow.) I knew when I bought them that I would sand the finish back down to plain wood. But where to go from there? The watercolors were giving such promising results with
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Block o’ Flowers
My friend Candice's birthday is tomorrow, and I was thinking of getting her some flowers. But I decided instead to make a somewhat more permanent arrangement ~ kind of a wooden birthday card. Quite awhile ago I purchased a 4×6" piece of lumber {8' long} and had it cut into 6" sections. Now I have
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Camping ~ Homer, Alaska
Not much can beat a cup of hot chocolate on a chilly day of camping. We had a great spot right on the beach… Had to keep the fire going pretty much the whole time to stay warm. I'm happy to say I was able to cook a little breakfast between the raindrops. The pancakes
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Happy Camper
Hello! Just got home from 5 days of camping on the beach in Homer, Alaska. I brought a sketch pad & watercolors, but with the rain and the wind ~ those activities didn't really pan out. During a break in the weather I made this little rock girl though. :o) More to come…we're still unpacking
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Wedding Buttons
I spent the holiday weekend celebrating with my friends at their wedding! The weather was perfect -a relief since the ceremony and reception were both outside. The ceremony was beautiful, relaxed, funny in parts. It all came together so wonderfully. The photo above is the button bouquet she carried. It was made by Letters4Lilly out
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Wedding Season
Shower ideas, anyone? I'm so excited that my friend Meg is getting married this summer & that she's letting me throw her a shower. Now I just have to figure out what's suppose to happen at a shower! I seem to recall a game where wedding dresses are made out of toilet paper, but after
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Buttons
My table's been taken over! For awhile now I've been wanting to make button flowers. This seemed to be a good weekend for it since JoAnn Fabrics was having a 50% off button sale. 🙂 I started out by attaching silk flower pedals to some felt and sewing the buttons to the front. But they
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Beach Houses
With all the bright colors, it's starting to look kinda tropical on my work table. ♥
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House Painting
The neighborhood is starting to take shape! I especially love the little blue house. The daisy on the side is a snippet of lace brought back from a friend's trip to Vietnam. ♥